First post on the glorious Fediverse. I joined the moment the protest start, and I have to say, I have yet to see a single advertisement, targetted or otherwise, sans a few honest (fedditors? Don’t hang me) offering commission work. I was born just in time to see the death of IRC and the birth of targetted advertising and social media headed by corporate interest. Mark my words, Lemmy, I ain’t going back. I really hope this is the start of a shift to a renewed, decentralized internet.
PS. Who do I donate to? Is there a patreon for Lemmy or general instances?
For smart phones, you don’t have to put up with ads and data farming. Research what phones support lineageOS, GrapheneOS or … dang I forget the rest but there are many. Install one of those, then ‘MindtheGApps’ (if you must have google play store access etc.), AdAway, F-Droid store, Magisk with its root and other plugins.
I am very happy with my recently-acquired ‘new-used’ OnePlus 5T running lineageOS 20. Apps can’t show me any ads; and I have near total control over my phone.
I haven’t heard of any of these, so now I’ve got plenty to research 😄 thanks!
Glad to help. Back up your data before you do anything though :)